The Black Swan

Chapter 12 - "J-June."

December 18

2 Days before the day

04:47 pm

June's idea was not only crazy, but mind-wreckingly insane. Brianna was really anxious and exited to find Sara's necklace. They all packed some stuff and drove up to Brianna's house where Aunt Claudia was in. 

"Look, here is the plan. Lucie knock on the door, act like you fought with Brianna and your devastated from what happened. Yara you will be behind the car making sure Brianna's grandma will now act wrongly and if so, tie her. Me and Brianna are gonna fly up to the roof, I'll break the roof and Brianna will search for the necklace. We will get it and off back to Yara's place. Okay?" June spoke as she parked her car four meters away from Brianna's house. Lucie's heart was beating so fast; she was very nervous. 

They all got out of the car quietly and gathered together. 

"Good luck guys." Yara said as she held Lucie's shoulder and smiled. Brianna was sweating hard, probably nervous that she is going to destroy her house for a necklace. June held Brianna's hand and flew upwards above the attic.  Yara went behind the car and nodded to Lucie as a signal of 'Go.'

Lucie moved forward and stood at the doorway. Same exact door she stood in front from the first time she came to Brianna. White, wooden, shiny and smells like flowers. She knocked three times and glanced at the floor thinking about how to act devastated. She remembered the day her parents got divorced and a tear fell from her eyes. 

Brianna grandma opened the door and stood at the doorway, with wide opened eyes. Lucie couldn't but notice the chaos of furniture behind her. She had been smashing things. 

"L-Lucie! My dear god, what kind of day did you give me. What is wrong with you?"

"Aunt Claudia, Brianna. She came and fought with me," she let out fake sobs. "and then she left to I.D.K where!"

Memories of her mother leaving leaped into Lucie's mind making her sobs more realistic.

"Come inside dear, come. I will make some tea and we will talk-"

Before Aunt Claudia finished her sentence, the whole ceiling behind her burst into pieces and dust flew everywhere around them.  The voice of the explosion was too loud for Lucie that she couldn't not cover her eyes and cry even more. After the dust settled on the floral couches and everything became clear, Lucie glanced to note the damage that Brianna and June have made. There was a humongous hole extending from the attic, to the first floor in Brianna's room, reaching the living room on the ground floor. Metal pieces was on Brianna's bed and some of the books in her bookshelf was torn on the floor. Papers were flying everywhere, feathers from the couches were dancing with the dust. Lucie glanced between the ashes Brianna rummaging between the boxes on the attic as June fluttered around her. 

Aunt Claudia spun on her heels with opened mouth and stared Lucie who was lost in the monstrousness of the scene. She launched towards Lucie who took seconds to realize she should run away. 

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December 20

the day

06:45 pm

 "Brianna can you carry on?" Lucie said. Brianna's expression was neutral, as if she hadn't heard her. Lucie snapped her fingers violently two times till Brianna shook her head and realized Lucie was speaking to her. 

"Huh..? Sorry I zoned out a bit. Where are you now?" All her expressions were disoriented. Something is wrong with Bri. 

"Bri are you  okay? Where were you while Lucie talked? What planet are you in? What were you thinking of?" Mark studied Brianna very carefully as he looked at her with fear.